Blue Host Web Hosting Review

Hosting Plans

Bluehost offers 3 hosting plans- the basic one for 3.50 USD per month is with 50GB web space, one website hosted and unlimited bandwidth. The plus plan for about 6 USD per month offers 10 websites hosted, 150 GB web space, 100 e-mail accounts and marketing tool kit of 150 USD included. The Pro plan for about 15 USD per month has unlimited bandwidth, disk space and websites also 300 USD worth marketing offers and 1 SSL certificate. All the plans have 1 free domain included. You are also covered with a 30 day money-back guarantee. Let`s pick the first one. The panel is user-friendly and well organized. There is a side button for anytime walkthrough guidance. At the main page you will find the promised marketing creadits- Bing, Adwords and WooThemes each with the value of 100 USD.

SEO Features

You can also add SEO features to your website with the soloSEO plans starting from about 3 USD per month. The cPanel page has side statistics for your websites and is divided by sections. The website manager offers the world-known builders with one-click installation such as wordpress, drupal and joomla. They don`t have their own sitebuilder to offer but are using the Weebly instead. However you might have to pay additionally according to weebly plans. Take a look at thetop10sites weebly review first. At themes and templates sections you are re-directed to mojo marketplace where you can check the best templates for your builder.

However some of them might require additional payment. The AppMachine app which helps you build your Android or IOS app with no coding skills required. There are 2 plans of about 50 and 70 USD per app billed annually. If you want you can use the GoMobi builder and build your website with their mobile platform for about 3 USD each month additionally per domain. The e-mail section enables you to create your e-mail boxes with 100mb per account and from the left you can check the additional settings as forward messages. At domain page you can add an additional domain for about 12 USD annually or transfer a domain you already own for free.

Backup Pro

At files section you can back-up your website with Backup Pro which allows you to download and restore system backups also the File and FTP manager where you can access your website files. At statistics you can access the well-known statistics apps as AwStats and webalizer but you will need to do their set-up first from the Choose Stats page. You can upgrade and add domain privacy for about 1 USD per month or an SSL certificate. You can transfer your website with their professional migration services for about 150 USD. To secure your website you can check the SiteLock section and compare their plans features to add additional security for your website.

Database Tools

At database tools you can access the phpMyadmin and mySQL database to storage large amount of information. The advanced users can use the programming and advanced section- the CGI generator for additional website settings like BlueMail and the Apache handlers to control the CGI scripts, file types and extensions for your site. In terms of customer support we were extremely satisfied-they have large Help Topics section, open-ticket system with a 24hr response time, chat section with 24/7 support and a phone support with an agent. Here are the main pros:

Free domain name registration

Excellent support

Money back guarantee

Marketing Credits for Bing, Adwords and WooThemes

Affordable hosting plans

cPanel and easy-to-use interface

Recommended by WordPress.

But there are also some cons:

Marketing features limited

SEO tools aren’t included and they require additional payment

Mobile features require additional payment

No free website builder

Basic hosting plan is limited

The Bluehost.com hosting is a perfect solution for every website however it might be a bit costly.